According to market news, SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk, plans to land on NASDAQ this June, expected to become the largest IPO in history. Its listing will reshape the global aerospace industry landscape and bring new development opportunities for space photovoltaics, a key "new infrastructure" supporting space computing power. Behind this is the resonance of global commercial aerospace and space-based computing power demand, leading to an increasing urgency for efficient, lightweight, and low-cost space photovoltaic cells.

On May 19, CENTRAL NEW EGY Holdings Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "CENTRAL NEW EGY") signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Suzhou Heimiang Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Heimiang Optoelectronics") at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (hereinafter referred to as "NUAA"). They announced the establishment of a joint venture company, with the NUAA optoelectronic materials and devices research team witnessing the event. The three parties will jointly develop perovskite/silicon tandem photovoltaic cell technology for space applications and promote the industrialization of research results, aiming to seize the high ground of next-generation space photovoltaic mainstream technology and provide core energy support for space-based computing networks.

Image | Heimiang Optoelectronics CEO Shi Wenda, Heimiang Optoelectronics co-founder Liang Gang; CENTRAL NEW EGY Party Secretary and Vice President Li Menglin, President of CENTRAL Low Carbon New Energy (Anhui) Group Co., Ltd. Zou Min, Chief Scientist of CENTRAL NEW EGY Shen Wenzhong, Chief Financial Officer Yang Yu, Investment Director of the Financial Center Zhang Mengqian attended the signing ceremony.

The surge of commercial aerospace brings a "new competition point" for photovoltaics

In recent years, the wave of commercial aerospace represented by SpaceX's Starlink program and China's "Thousand Sails Constellation" is driven by the extreme demand for power supply systems, especially photovoltaic cells. The high costs and relatively high weights have become key factors limiting the large-scale, low-cost deployment of satellite constellations. Perovskite/silicon tandem cell technology is seen as an ideal choice for space photovoltaic cells, with theoretical efficiencies easily exceeding 30%. The excellent properties of perovskite materials also endow them with lightweight potential. For spacecraft, every gram of weight reduction can save substantial launch costs.

Targeting industry pain points, CENTRAL NEW EGY collaborates with the NUAA research team, bringing together the advantages of industry leaders, cutting-edge technology companies, and top universities to create a complete innovation chain from basic research to engineering development and large-scale implementation, dedicated to rapidly pushing this cutting-edge technology towards industrial application.

Anchoring the space blue ocean, building a new ecosystem of industry-university-research collaboration

CENTRAL NEW EGY anchors its development direction in "new energy + AI," possessing strong R&D, production, and marketing capabilities in the new energy field. The company is based in photovoltaic industry bases such as Huainan Fengtai, Anqing Tongcheng, and Ningxia Tongxin County, with unique advantageous resources in project development, grid absorption, comprehensive energy services, energy storage systems, and green computing power, committed to promoting green energy technology innovation and application Heimian Optoelectronics, as a global leader in perovskite photovoltaic technology solutions, has a 20MW pilot production line that meets the full process requirements from laboratory small-scale tests to pilot-scale verification. It has established a deep industry-university-research cooperation relationship with Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, repeatedly breaking world records for the stability of perovskite photovoltaics.

In this collaboration, both parties will jointly develop the preparation process for large-size tandem cells, optimize the scaling-up preparation process and performance testing, and verify the consistency of mass production. Meanwhile, the photovoltaic reliability research team from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics will provide technical support for the R&D work, ensuring a seamless connection between scientific frontiers and engineering practices.

Stability Research Brings Good News, Perovskite Gets a "Booster"

The long-term stability issue of perovskite batteries in outdoor environments has always been a "roadblock" on the path to large-scale commercialization. Dr. Shi Wenda, founder of Heimian Optoelectronics, and the team led by Zhao Xiaoming from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics jointly developed an advanced stability testing platform, large-size module surface passivation and treatment equipment, and actual outdoor testing equipment, providing unique experimental support for key industry issues in photovoltaic stability research. They confirmed that perovskite photovoltaic modules have the potential for a lifespan exceeding 20 years, and the component stability has passed the stability certification testing by the authoritative organization, TÜV Rheinland.

Industry analysts point out that the breakthroughs in this series of stability research undoubtedly provide a strong boost to the commercialization process of perovskite solar cells, paving the way for applications in space. By applying this technical experience to the R&D of space photovoltaic batteries, future spacecraft are expected to be equipped with more efficient, reliable, and economical energy systems. This also provides solid technical support and reliability endorsement for the upcoming space photovoltaic project by CENTRAL NEW EGY.

The Future of Perovskite Technology Commercialization is Promising

This collaboration integrates the industrial advantages of CENTRAL NEW EGY, the pilot capabilities of Heimian Optoelectronics, and the research strength of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, focusing on the technological breakthroughs of perovskite/silicon tandem photovoltaic cells in the space field. Collaborative innovation accelerates the process of autonomous and controllable aerospace photovoltaic technology, seizing the high ground of space energy and injecting strong momentum into the integration of new energy and AI, green computing power, and the reconstruction of the industry-university-research ecosystem.

Looking ahead, the perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells developed and produced by the Chinese new energy manufacturing force represented by CENTRAL NEW EGY will not only serve the livelihoods on the ground but also provide energy and green computing power support for on-orbit satellites and space stations, aiding human space exploration and the development of commercial aerospace. It can be believed that the era of space photovoltaics driven by perovskite technology is accelerating its arrival